Magnificent Roughnecks

Magnificent Roughnecks
Magnificent Roughnecks
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sherman A. Rose
Written by	Stephen Kandel
Produced by	Herman Cohen
Starring	Jack Carson; Mickey Rooney; Nancy Gates; Jeff Donnell; Myron Healey; Willis Bouchey
Cinematography	Charles Van Enger
Edited by	Sherman A. Rose
Music by	Paul Dunlap; Stephen Kandel
Production; company	Allied Artists Pictures
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures
Release date	July 22, 1956;
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Magnificent Roughnecks is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Sherman A. Rose and written by Stephen Kandel. The film stars Jack Carson, Mickey Rooney, Nancy Gates, Jeff Donnell, Myron Healey and Willis Bouchey. The film was released on July 22, 1956, by Allied Artists Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Under contract with an oil company, engineer Bix Decker and geologist Frank Sommers have been working in South America, but now Bix intends to go home. He changes his mind when replacement Jane Rivers shows up, at first skeptical because she's a woman, then eager to work together.

A rival oil rigger, Werner Jackson, enjoys taunting Bix about a woman doing his job and punches Frank when he tries to intervene. Bix is impressed by Jane's work, but when he tries to kiss her, he gets slapped. His girlfriend Julie also is upset at seeing them together.

During an emergency, after a casing fails, Bix and Frank try to drive nitroglycerine to the well to blow it up and extinguish the fire. Werner blocks the way, but Bix uses a bulldozer to cover him in dirt. A gusher erupts, dousing the blaze. It's time for Bix to return home, but his contract is extended six more months so he can stay behind and work with Jane.